Long Weekends and Chillin Out

 Had a long weekend with my kids in Iowa.

Started with Grandparents Day for the youngest two.

And then a day of baseball and softball games for the oldest two.  I didn't get any pictures, too busy watching the games, but lets just say, it was so much fun!  And Summer has returned to Illinois.

Hope you are having a great Sunday!  I'm chillin out!

This Is Why I Don't Garden

And Why I Stick To Knitting~I'm the worst to when it comes to taking care of flowers and bushes!  This is one that is just not bouncing back!

This is one that is directly across the sidewalk from it!  Both of them have had the same amount of attention from me (almost none)

And that is why I'm sticking to knitting!

These Musselburgh Hats

 I'm infatuated with these Musselburgh hats!  This one has had my attention on the front porch a lot this week.

I wanted to see what adding the stripes to the hat would look like a couple of days ago, also playing with helical knitting with stripes.  Lets just say, I am still trying to find the perfect technique.

It's a bit hot out this afternoon on the porch which required a tall glass of water.  I loved adding just a few stripes on the first half of the hat.

But, I have made the decision to limit them to the first half of the hat.  That way the recipient can make the decision as to whether they want a strip hat or a solid had and can choose to tuck either of them into the hat.

Staying with tucking for a moment, check this out!  My yarn can be contained inside the hat for knitting!  Its going with me on a small weekend trip for grandparents day and watch some grands play baseball/softball!

The perfect project!  Can't wait to cast on another one soon!

Hap-py Sunday and The First of September

This evening was a perfect evening for knitting out on the porch.

It feels good to have some nice Fall in the air and work a bit on my Hansel Hap.

I love Fall, but it also brings some sadness, to see the change in the seasons, the quietness of a Sunday night.